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November
Metadata for Photos Music and Computer Files
What is this thing called metadata Metadata is could be described as data that describes other data. Concerning media files though, it is considered as information attached to that file which may define and describe an image or audio file etc.. The information is contained within a number of separate fields, such as title, author,…
16
December
Basic Video Camera Hints
Here are some basic video camera handling hints, guaranteed to improve any video production – big budget or home movie. 1. Good focus, recent video cameras have better focus control than 8 mm film cameras ever did, but poor light and objects moving into the foreground can still conspire to ruin focus. Which is distracting…
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November
The USA Library of Congress Archive System
The United States Library of Congress has a vast store of media material and a will to save it for the future using an ultimate and unique archive system. The division within the Library of Congress responsible for audio visual and film materials covers a collection of 6.3 million items. This includes 140 million feet…
4
November
British Rock Still Lives
British Rock Restoration I came across this item in a trade publication some time ago about recover and restoration of British rock video. It demonstrates the worth of how you treat those old recordings of an era past. The writer was watching a TV show on British rock bands of the 1960s and suddenly realised…
23
September
Cleaning and Handling CDs and DVDs
Cleaning and handling CDs and DVDs is a basic thing everyone should understand and practice. For one thing it helps to lengthen the life of the media which carries the message we would not like to loose. But First a Bit Of Explanation The recording on a CD and DVD disc is protected to some…
9
September
Video Noise Restoration
Here are some short clips I transferred from Emma the movie originally taken from a VHS video tape demonstrating video noise restoration. On the left side is the original video as transferred from the VHS tape. On the right hand side of the screen a special software was used in the computer to reduce video…
26
August
Technology and the Last 100 Years
It’s An Age Related Thing Somehow we have become used to the kind of technology we have known of in our lifetime. For those of us a bit older change has crept upon us, but it can even be worse than that. We firstly grew up in a very different sort of analog era. Now…
22
July
Searching for Captain Thunderbolt
The National Film and Sound Archive in Australia is constantly on the lookout for early material to add to the national collection of our audio visual heritage. One hunt has been for the original 35mm film material of the film Captain Thunderbolt produced in 1951 by Cecil Holmes. Until now only available as an incomplete…
11
July
When Were the First Sound Recordings
When were the first sound recordings made? If you ask most people about the first sound recording they would reply Edison. He recorded a nursery rhyme on a cylinder gramophone in 1877 and when they say that you can tell them they are wrong! It may then be said that prior to this mechanical musical…
30
October
Media History Timeline
A timeline of major developments in recording media and technology. Sort by year and media type etc..
